Gallatin County is located on the headwaters
of the Missouri River in southern Montana at
the northwest corner of Yellowstone National
Park. Between one-third and one-half of the
county is contained within the Gallatin National
Forest. Gallatin County was established in
February 1865 and is a major agricultural area.
The county seat is Bozeman.

Crops - 2002

Acres
Planted

Acres
Harvested

Yield

Unit

Production

Rank

Winter Wheat
Durum Wheat
Other Spring Wheat

20,500
*
28,500

19,000
*
28,000

46
*
52

Bu.
Bu.
Bu.

873,000
*
1,448,000

8
*
15

Barley

36,700

35,400

54

Bu.

1,924,000

5

Oats

1,400

1,000

115

Bu.

115,000

4

Corn
For Grain
For Silage

1,000
----
----

----
*
900

----
*
21

----
Bu.
Tons

----
*
19,000

----
*
12

Potatoes

4,030

4,010

315

Cwt.

1,258,000

1

Sugar Beets

*

*

*

Tons

*

*

Dry Beans 1/

*

*

*

Cwt.

*

*

All Hay
Alfalfa
All Other

----
----
----

66,000
53,000
13,000

3.13
3.3
2.4

Tons
Tons
Tons

206,900
176,100
30,800

2
1
21

1/ Yield is in pounds, production is in hundredweight. *Either zero or insufficient data for publication.

Livestock

Reference Date

Number of Head

Rank

All Cattle & Calves
Beef Cows & Heifers 2/
Milk Cows & Heifers 2/

January 1, 2003

54,000
22,900
6,600

17
30
1

All Sheep & Lambs

January 1, 2003

5,100

23

Hogs & Pigs

December 1, 2002

*

*

2/ That have calved. * Insufficient data for publication

Census of Agriculture - 2002

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Number of Farms
Land in Farms (Acres)
Average Farm Size (Acres)
Total Land Area (Acres)